Where does “aek” come from?

aek (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

aek (Toba Batak): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “aek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiwairwater
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi wair →